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Win32 API

The Win32 API is the name for the API introduced with  ?Windows 95 to replace the old 16-bit API used with  ?Windows 3.11 and earlier. New features include  ?preemptive multithreading and an enhanced user interface API.

The Win32 API was implemented in other platforms besides Windows. One example of this was OS/2, which could run programs designed to use the Win32 API.

The 'plain C' domain in windows programming.

Typical header files used are:
  • windows
  • winuser
  • windef
  • winnt

Win32 API Glossary

Win32 API 'hello world' program

Win32 API Code Snippets

Programmers Heaven Resources

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last edited (May 20, 2007) by bilderbikkel, Number of views: 13867, Current Rev: 6 (Diff)

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